Data Zone
Country/territory: Australia
Subnational region(s): Western Australia
IBA Justification: A1, A3, A4i (2009)
Area: 96,068 hectares (960.68 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife Australia
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
Site summary
The IBA is the location for one of only two records since 1990 of the Critically Endangered Night Parrot. When inundated, it supports up to 270,000 waterbirds, including more than 1% of the global population of 14 species (six waterfowl, three cormorants, and single species of grebe, heron, ibis, stilt and tern). It also supports three near-threatened and five arid-biome-restricted species.
Acknowledgements
Mike Coote, Rob Davis and Stuart Halse helped define the boundaries and commented on the nomination.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fortescue Marshes (Australia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fortescue-marshes-iba-australia on 19/01/2025.